Day: November 29, 2011

Author and internet radio personality Monica Brinkman describes her writing style as simplistic, meaningful and speculative in genre. “Allow me to explicate. As a writer, I sought diversity in the content of a tale for focusing on one genre seemed simplistic in nature, while adding a mixture of genre provided a much deeper challenge in my writing. Could I actually compose a story that would hold a reader’s attention without confusion of the story itself?”

Monica says, “I’ve read hundreds of books, yet found so many written using too many unnecessary words. I mean, how many adjectives do you need to get your point across to a reader? Thus, I kept it simpler so anyone who wished to read the book would understand its meaning and content. I am very character driven and chose the adjectives and descriptions so any reader is able to grasp the character, get to know them and be able to relate.” Continue reading “Meet the Author: Monica Brinkman”

Born in Bucharest, Romania, Oana lived twenty years under the grotesque dictatorial regime of Nicolae Ceausescu. After the fall of communism in 1989 she studied languages at the University in Bucharest, then received her Master’s at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. English is her third language.